Steering Dampers

Hi all, anyone on the forum had experience with one of these steering dampers fitted to a C'do headstock or frame for track /racing?
Understand they are manufactured by Ohlins and rebadged by Scott, offroaders swear by them.Can be mounted upside down if necessary, as I have had feed back from Scott and Slavens in Colorado.
Waiting on interpretation of the rules for post classic racing from the gurus in New Zealand to see if I am allowed to use one or not.
Will probably need to weld a post to the headstock or downtube if mounted right way up.
Comes with universal clamps and or studs to clamp or weld.
Good feed back from Slavens and Scott re fit up and upside down use.
Regards Mike
http://www.scottsperformance.com/scotts.php

Oh yeah me for a couple years on my SV650 til I got good enough to out grow it on THE Gravel as didn't allow fast enough corrections to save Graveling down and made normal hwy cruise a sluggish bit of extra work, so permanently removed it. They are the best there is and expensive, one of the few with adjustable radius angles that its most active in but always some drag even on lowest dampening setting. I'm keeping it for some events and stunts Ms Peel may do that require one by the rules or to actually stabilize forks when not wanting extra fast fork action. It can likely stave off some to the isolastic sloppiness by will not completely prevent THE Hinge, just raises the speed or onset and frantic frequency when it does hit. Go for it and get back with us please with summary of why ya seek it and how it handles it.

Isos + steering damping?? I've wondered about this too. Been led to believe it was no good.

I have a GPR damper on my RC51 (kinda like the scotts). It changed things considerably. If you are into hard cornering and want to avoid tank slappers a steering damper is a great addition. Scotts is a awesome brand damper and it has alot of adjustment. This can be a good or bad thing for some....

see why I couldn't resist testing a Scotts

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXds4ogKrrg[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUt7Cj8lAWI[/video]

now I grin inside seeing steering dampener on a contestant.

Thanks guys on feed back , current exchange rate makes it very favourable.
Was waiting on reply from post classic gurus, none yet so will purchase anyway , fit and test and give feed back here
Regards Mike

Earliy ( 68 / 69 ) triple clamps are thereabouts the same castor as the late / 850 ones . And you can run the Elegant Headlamp mount / ears ,.
AND the Torsion Damper through the steering Stem . Like a Pre Unit Bonneville . .

Fist experiments were leaveing the M'way at 90 mph . Which induced a large weave with it ' Full On ' calling for rapid concentration on unwinding it rapidly. With BOOTH hands .
Phew . :mrgreen:

Was essential over 40 mph really ( a quater turn , around a half turn at 90 , if a full turn , youre attention is drawn to the fact as you decellerate at about 80 knots . :| :mrgreen:

Cant think a Hydraulic Telescopic one would be better . After all , Variable Friction Dampers the like , for shock absorbers , work pretty good to .
( Scissors Shock / Pre War Girders & Automotive , raceing , etc . Best Feature is instant accesability for varying rate .Why.They thought of Everthing. Back Then . 8)

Brooking 850 said:

Thanks guys on feed back , current exchange rate makes it very favourable.
Was waiting on reply from post classic gurus, none yet so will purchase anyway , fit and test and give feed back here
Regards Mike

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Scotts is a great piece of kit but I don't see a need for one on the Commando. Have used one on my old Supermoto and current Superduke. Worth it's weight on aggressive geometry bikes run on shit roads, on the fly adjusting makes it very friendly, high and low speed adjustment make disappear until needed. I like it a lot.